Database/Skin Conditioning/Amaranthus Cruentus Seed Oil
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Amaranthus Cruentus Seed Oil natural?

Yes. Entire ingredient is oil pressed directly from amaranth seeds with no chemical modification.

INCI nameAmaranthus Cruentus Seed Oil
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Skin Protecting
FeedstockExpressed from the seeds of Amaranthus cruentus by…

How we scored it

Vegetable oil expressed from seeds, no synthetic fragments; oils are 1.0 by convention.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Expressed from the seeds of Amaranthus cruentus by mechanical pressing. No alternative synthetic route exists.

In plain English

A nourishing oil pressed from amaranth seeds, used to condition and protect skin. Made by simply pressing the seeds; no chemical processing involved.

CosIng definition: Amaranthus Cruentus Seed Oil is the oil expressed from the seeds of Amaranthus cruentus, Amaranthaceae.

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS SEED OIL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS SEED OIL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=AMARANTHUS%20CRUENTUS%20SEED%20OIL